Webbing retainer



Dec. 15, 1931. URBAN 1,836,415

' WEBBING RETAINER Filed March 1930 Invenlor A llomey Patented Dec. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES JOSEPH THOMAS URBAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS WEBBING RETAINER Application filed March 11, 1930. Serial No. 434,977.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fasteners for upholstery webbing on furniture.

The principal object of the invention is to provide retaining'means for furniture webbing which will be efficient and practical in firmly retaining the webbing in place.

During the following specification and claim, other important objects and advan- 0 tages of the invention will readily become ap-j parent to the reader.

In the drawings Figure 1 represents a fragmentary bottom plan view of a piece of furniture showing the Webbing secured in place by the, novel fasteners. f

F ig. 2 represents a perspective view of the novel retainer attached to a piece of furniture.

Fig. 3 represents a cross sectional view through one of the fasteners and through the piece of furniture to which it is attached.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen 1 that Fig. 1 discloses the rectangular frame 5 of a piece of furniture. Numeral 6 represents a cross piece across which the lengths of webbing traverse;

The webbing is to be secured to the end pieces of the frame as well as'to the cross pieces 6 by'the novel retainers generally referred to by numeral 7. It is preferable that but two of the retainers be employed for each webbing, and each cross member 6, while only one of these novel retainersis necessary at each end piece of the furniture frame for each webbing, (see Fig.1). v

Each of the novel retainers comprises a U-shaped member 8 of a leg portion 9-9, each of'which is bent laterally .as at .10. Each free end of the portions 10 is sharpened and bent laterally in a backward direction as at 11 to provide a prong adapted to be driven into the furniture frame in the manner shown in Fig. 2, as well as in Fig. 3. An opening 12 is provided at each end of the bight portion of the U-shaped member 8 and thru each of these openings, a nail or some other suitable driven element 13 is disposed, (see Fig. 3), for further securing the retainer to the furniture frame.

The webbing strips are disposed on the bight portions of the retainer on the cross members 6, while at their ends, they lap over the bight portion of the retainer, and are nailed to the furniture frame as at 14.

It can thus be seen that the webbing will be firmly retained in position againstthe furniture frame and there will be no tendency of the same to pull loose or otherwise become displaced from its proper position.

While the foregoing specification has set forth the invention in detail, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size, and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

I Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim as new is z- A webbing retainin member comprising a member of U-shape, having each limb of U-shape, means for fastening the bight part of the U-shaped member to a support and the free limbs of the iii-shaped limbs being pointed to penetrate apart of tl e support.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOSEPH THOMAS URBAN. 

